Event AU11 Main Las Vegas, Nevada Green Valley Ranch May 2011

2011 U.S. Championship Final: Diamond vs. Bathurst

by Richard Pavlicek

Segment 1

1. N deals None vul	J 7 K 6 A K Q 7 6 5 K 9 6		West Zagorin Pass Pass Lead 5 2 9 4 3 3 5 A	North Moss 1 3 NT 2nd 7 Q 6 4 6 9 8 K	East Bathurst Pass Pass 3rd A K 10 8 2 Q A 3	South Gitelman 1 NT Pass 4th 6 J 7 5 7 2 K 10	West Hampson 1 3 Lead K A K 3 2 4 2	North Grue 1 Dbl All Pass 2nd 2 10 2 7 Q 6 A	East Greco Pass 3 3rd 8 9 7 A K J 6	South LallJ 1 Pass 4th 3 4 A 6 J Q 5
K 9 8 5 3 A 8 4 4 3 A 10 3		A 10 4 2 J 9 5 3 2 10 2 Q 5
65588 = 78845 = Par EW +100	Q 6 Q 10 7 J 9 8 J 8 7 4 2
Diamond NS 3 NT South -4 -200  0	Bathurst NS   3 West -1   +50 +6 6

2. E deals N-S vul	4 J 8 7 2 K Q 9 8 7 9 7 3		West Zagorin Pass Pass Lead K 6 7 J 2	North Moss 3 3 NT 2nd 4 3 A 5	East Bathurst Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 9 J 7	South Gitelman 2 NT 3 4th 5 8 7 A	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead Q 6 7 3	North Grue 3 3 NT 2nd 4 3 A 2	East Greco Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 9 3 K	South LallJ 2 NT 3 4th 5 8 7 A
K Q J 6 3 Q 9 4 5 2 6 4 2		10 9 7 2 K 10 5 3 A 10 4 8 5
857BB = 48622 = Par NS +500	A 8 5 A 6 J 6 3 A K Q J 10
Diamond NS 3 NT South -1 -100 = 0	Bathurst NS   3 NT South -1   -100 = 6

3. S deals E-W vul	K A J Q J 8 7 5 4 K 7 6 2		West Zagorin Pass 2 Pass Lead Q 2 Q 10 J J 7 10	North Moss 1 Dbl 3 2nd 2 A K 6 8 9 Q 6	East Bathurst 1 2 All Pass 3rd A 10 3 3 7 7 4 A	South Gitelman Pass Dbl Pass 4th K 3 2 2 4 6 3 4	West Hampson Pass 4 Lead 6 3	North Grue 1 NT All Pass 2nd A 2	East Greco 2 3rd K Q	South LallJ Pass Pass 4th 4 4
A 7 3 9 8 6 5 4 2 A 9 2 3		Q J 10 8 5 4 10 K 10 A Q 10 8
31466 31465 AC967 = Par EW +1430	9 6 2 K Q 7 3 6 3 J 9 5 4
Diamond NS 3 North -3 -150 +11 11	Bathurst NS   4 East +2   -680  6

4. W deals Both vul	9 10 7 6 A Q 5 3 10 9 8 7 2		West Zagorin Pass Pass Lead 3 A 3 K 4	North Moss Pass Pass 2nd 6 2 10 5 J	East Bathurst 1 Pass 3rd Q 9 3 2 J	South Gitelman 1 4th A 4 Q 7 10	West Hampson Pass Pass Pass Lead J 9 6 6 3 3 5 5	North Grue Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd A 4 3 K 10 4 J 7	East Greco 1 Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 10 A 9 J 8	South LallJ 2 6 4th 5 2 4 2 7 6 Q
J 10 2 3 2 K J 10 8 6 5 4 3		K Q 7 4 K Q 9 8 4 9 7 4 2 —
9886C = 44471 = Par NS +1370	A 8 6 5 3 A J 5 — A K Q J 6
Diamond NS 1 South +2 +140  11	Bathurst NS   6 South =   +1370 +15 21

5. N deals N-S vul	— K Q J 10 8 4 2 A K 6 4 Q J		West Zagorin 2 4 Lead 3 2 Q 6 J Q 5 7	North Moss 1 4 All Pass 2nd A A A 3 6 9 4 9	East Bathurst 1 Pass 3rd K 8 2 5 3 8 3 8	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th 7 Q 4 J 5 7 J 2	West Hampson 4 Pass Lead J K	North Grue 1 5 2nd 2 6	East Greco 1 Pass 3rd A 3	South LallJ Dbl Pass 4th 2 A
A K 8 7 A 5 10 9 7 5 2 5 4		Q J 6 4 3 9 7 6 8 A 10 7 6
64A76 = 79256 = Par NS +100	10 9 5 2 3 Q J 3 K 9 8 3 2
Diamond NS 4 East -1 +50  11	Bathurst NS   5 North =   +650 +12 33

6. E deals E-W vul	J 4 K 7 6 K Q 6 3 A 7 4 2		West Zagorin Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 4 J Q J A 4 K	North Moss 2 NT 3 2nd A 5 5 10 3 6 A 7	East Bathurst Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 K 6 5 9 J 7 3	South Gitelman 1 3 4 4th 3 2 Q 2 4 7 2 8	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 6 4 6 J 3 10 2 Q	North Grue 4 2nd 4 5 3 3 A K J 9	East Greco Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 8 A 7 5 10 9	South LallJ 1 Pass 4th K Q A 2 2 8 5 4
10 8 6 2 A 10 5 J 2 K 9 8 5		Q 9 7 5 3 Q 2 9 5 4 Q J 6
86AA8 = 57335 = Par NS +420	A K J 9 8 4 3 A 10 8 7 10 3
Diamond NS 4 South = +420 = 11	Bathurst NS   4 South =   +420 = 33

7. S deals Both vul	J 2 A J 8 3 J 10 4 3 K 4 2		West Zagorin 1 2 3 NT Lead 10 Q J 5 Q 8 K	North Moss Pass Pass Pass 2nd 3 10 Q 3 3 5	East Bathurst 2 2 NT 4 3rd K 2 K K 4 A	South Gitelman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th A A A 6 2 J	West Hampson Lead	North Grue 2nd	East Greco 3rd	South LallJ 4th
A K 7 6 4 5 2 A 5 2 8 5 3		Q 8 K Q 9 7 6 4 Q 7 A Q J
43365 33365 8AA78 9AA78 Par EW +620	10 9 5 3 10 K 9 8 6 10 9 7 6
Diamond NS 4 East = -620 = 11	Bathurst NS   4 East =   -620 = 33

8. W deals None vul	A J 9 7 Q 3 Q 5 3 2 K Q 9		West Zagorin Pass 4 Pass Pass Lead 3 3 8 Q A 4 K 6	North Moss 1 4 5 Dbl 2nd K 9 A 4 3 5 3 5	East Bathurst 1 5 6 All Pass 3rd A 4 4 9 2 7 6 10	South Gitelman 1 5 Pass 4th 2 6 2 2 9 K 7 J	West Hampson Lead	North Grue 2nd	East Greco 3rd	South LallJ 4th
K 6 4 K 8 7 6 K 10 9 6 4 2		2 A J 10 9 5 2 8 A J 8 6 4
68267 68277 74B66 = Par EW +450	Q 10 8 5 3 4 A J 7 10 7 5 3
Diamond NS 6 × East -1 +100 +11 22	Bathurst NS   5 East =   -450  33

9. N deals E-W vul	K J 8 7 5 J 10 9 8 A 9 6 4		West Zagorin 1 3 NT Lead 3 2 8 J 8 10 5 10 9	North Moss Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 10 4 7 4 5 6 9 K A	East Bathurst Pass 2 NT 3rd 7 Q K 3 Q 3 4 8 4	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th 6 J A 2 A 2 5 7 5	West Hampson Dbl Dbl Lead 3 J 6 10 7 5 3 3	North Grue Pass 3 Pass 2nd Q A A 2 5 7 10 J	East Greco 1 Pass 3 NT 3rd K 2 4 8 7 4 6 K	South LallJ 2 3 All Pass 4th 4 6 5 9 4 5 Q A
Q 6 K 10 4 A 7 2 K 10 7 5 2		A 9 4 Q 9 6 K 6 5 4 Q 8 3
48764 = 85579 75578 Par EW +100	10 7 5 3 2 A J 8 3 2 Q 3 J
Diamond NS 3 NT East -1 +100  22	Bathurst NS   3 NT East -2   +200 +3 36

10. E deals Both vul	A 8 4 3 Q 8 A 10 Q J 5 4 3		West Zagorin 1 NT 2 Lead 3 10 K Q 5 J K 5	North Moss Pass All Pass 2nd 2 7 2 6 9 7 2	East Bathurst 1 2 3rd K 5 7 J A K 3	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th 8 A A 6 6 9 7	West Hampson 1 NT 2 Lead 3 10 K 3 8 K 5 Q J	North Grue Pass All Pass 2nd 2 7 2 6 5 2 9 7 9	East Greco 1 2 3rd K 4 7 2 6 4 A K Q	South LallJ Pass Pass 4th 6 A 10 A J 6 7 9 9
9 2 A 10 9 5 4 2 7 9 8 7 6		Q J 10 7 6 7 6 K Q 9 3 A 2
96789 96689 46544 = Par NS +600	K 5 K J 3 J 8 6 5 4 2 K 10
Diamond NS 2 West -2 +200 +3 25	Bathurst NS   2 West -1   +100  36

11. S deals None vul	A 4 J 6 3 A 9 8 6 4 J 10 9		West Zagorin 2 Pass Lead K	North Moss 2 Pass 2nd	East Bathurst Pass Pass 3rd	South Gitelman 1 4 4th	West Hampson 2 Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 7 4 Q J 10	North Grue 2 4 5 2nd A 2 3 6 5 7	East Greco Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A K 4 3 6	South LallJ 1 3 4 NT 7 4th 9 5 3 7 5 2
6 3 2 K Q 5 4 — K Q 8 7 5 3		5 10 9 8 7 2 Q J 7 5 3 6 4
BB495 = 11837 = Par NS +460	K Q J 10 9 8 7 A K 10 2 A 2
Diamond NS 4 South +2 +480 +11 36	Bathurst NS   7 North -2   -100  36

12. W deals N-S vul	J A K J 10 6 3 A 10 3 8 5 2		West Zagorin Pass 2 Pass Lead 4 Q 8 A 10 9 A K J	North Moss 1 Pass Pass 2nd J K 3 5 J 10 5 8 9	East Bathurst 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 7 2 2 4 5 2 7 5	South Gitelman Pass 3 4th 7 3 2 8 9 6 4 Q 7	West Hampson Pass 1 3 Lead K A 10 7 3 3	North Grue 1 2 All Pass 2nd 5 4 Q Q 5	East Greco Dbl 2 3rd 2 2 K A 5	South LallJ Pass 3 4th 4 7 8 8 9
K 10 4 3 Q 4 9 8 7 Q 10 9 7		A Q 6 2 9 8 5 Q J 6 5 4 A
85A59 = 57384 = Par NS +500	9 8 7 5 7 2 K 2 K J 6 4 3
Diamond NS 3 South = +110 +2 38	Bathurst NS   3 West -1   +50  36

13. N deals Both vul	Q 8 3 A 10 7 4 K J 6 K 10 3		West Zagorin Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 J 9 5 A	North Moss 1 1 NT 2 NT 2nd 7 Q 2 6	East Bathurst Pass Pass Pass 3rd A K 6 2	South Gitelman 1 2 3 NT 4th 3 10 8 4	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 4 Q J A 9	North Grue 1 2 3 NT 2nd 7 3 Q 6	East Greco Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 4 K 7	South LallJ 2 3 4th 3 2 10 10
A J 6 2 J 8 5 3 3 Q J 8 7		K 9 5 4 Q 9 2 8 7 5 A 5 4
74596 = 58747 = Par NS +110	10 7 K 6 A Q 10 9 4 2 9 6 2
Diamond NS 3 NT North -1 -100 +3 41	Bathurst NS   3 NT North -2   -200  36

14. E deals None vul	8 7 6 5 3 A 7 3 K 10 5 3 2		West Zagorin 2 Pass Lead A K J 5 4 10 7 8	North Moss 2 NT 2nd 7 8 3 3 2 3 10 A	East Bathurst Pass Pass 3rd 2 3 9 2 7 6 A Q	South Gitelman 1 NT Pass 4th 6 Q 2 4 8 J 4	West Hampson Dbl 2 Lead 2 A Q J 8	North Grue Pass 3 2nd 6 8 3 7 2	East Greco Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 3 6 K J	South LallJ 1 NT 2 4th 7 Q K A A
A K J 10 5 4 Q Q J 9 5 Q 7		9 3 2 9 8 7 2 10 8 6 A 9 6
64959 = 69363 = Par EW +100	Q 6 A K J 10 4 K 4 2 J 8 4
Diamond NS 2 NT South -2 -100 = 41	Bathurst NS   3 North -2   -100 = 36

15. S deals N-S vul	K 10 8 4 K J 9 8 A J 8 2 Q		West Zagorin Pass 2 Pass Lead 2 Q 3 7 8 2 6 A	North Moss 1 Pass 3 2nd A A 2 9 7 3 4 5	East Bathurst 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 3 4 K 4 Q 9 J 5	South Gitelman Pass 2 3 4th Q 2 6 J 9 Q K 6	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 6 J Q 9 2 A J 6	North Grue 1 3 NT 2nd Q K 2 10 5 6 3 4	East Greco Pass All Pass 3rd A 7 5 2 Q 8 9 A	South LallJ Pass 2 4th 4 4 K 7 3 6 5 7
A J 9 10 4 3 4 3 K 10 9 6 3		7 6 5 3 2 A Q 6 K 10 7 5 2
76886 76786 67557 = Par NS +100	Q 7 5 2 Q 9 6 A J 8 7 5 4
Diamond NS 3 North -1 -100 = 41	Bathurst NS   3 NT North -1   -100 = 36

Diamond leads by 5 IMPs

Match AU11 Main

Top 2011 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 2

16. W deals E-W vul	K 9 8 4 6 8 7 3 A K Q 10 6		West Wooldridge 1 Dbl Pass 2 NT Lead Q A 6 3 Q 7 2 K	North Platnick 2 Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 5 K 6 6 A K 7	East Hurd Pass Pass 2 3rd 9 10 9 10 4 8 J	South Diamond Pass 2 Pass 4th 3 4 5 4 A 5 8	West Hampson 1 Pass 2 NT Lead K Q 6 Q 4 Q 6 J	North Bathurst 2 Pass All Pass 2nd 2 5 K 7 3 3 10 10	East Greco Dbl Dbl 3rd 9 2 9 2 6 4 7 7	South Zagorin 2 Pass 4th 3 4 5 K A A 2 3
A 10 2 Q J 5 A K Q 10 5 4 3		Q J 5 3 K 4 4 2 J 8 7 5 2
55746 = 88477 = Par EW +120	7 6 A 10 9 8 7 3 2 J 9 6 9
Diamond NS 2 NT West = -120 = 41	Bathurst NS   2 NT West =   -120 = 36

17. N deals None vul	Q 10 7 2 Q J 9 Q 9 5 2 A Q		West Wooldridge 3 3 NT Lead 2 A K 10 5 3 4 6 A	North Platnick 1 Pass All Pass 2nd J 2 8 5 A 9 2 6 5	East Hurd Dbl 3 3rd 3 7 5 6 10 9 3 4 8	South Diamond Pass Pass 4th 6 9 Q J 7 2 7 Q 10	West Hampson 2 Pass Lead 10 A K 6 2 7 Q 3	North Bathurst 1 Pass Pass 2nd 6 2 5 8 A 2 4 2	East Greco Dbl 4 3rd 5 7 5 6 3 9 3 J	South Zagorin Pass Pass 4th J 9 J Q 7 Q K 5
4 3 7 K 8 7 6 K J 10 9 6 5		A K J A K 10 6 4 3 A J 4 7
24222 = B9BBB A9BAB Par EW +460	9 8 6 5 8 5 2 10 3 8 4 3 2
Diamond NS 3 NT West +2 -460 = 41	Bathurst NS   4 East +1   -450 = 36

18. E deals N-S vul	A K K Q 9 7 4 Q 5 K Q 9 6		West Wooldridge 1 Pass All Pass Lead 2 J 2 Q A K K Q	North Platnick Dbl 3 2nd 6 6 10 8 5 6 4 2	East Hurd Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 5 K 3 2 8 3 9	South Diamond Pass 2 4 4th 5 A 6 J 3 4 8 10	West Hampson 1 NT Pass All Pass Lead 4 7 2 A K 6 J Q	North Bathurst Dbl 3 2nd 3 6 J 5 6 2 Q 5	East Greco Pass 2 Pass 3rd 10 A K 2 8 A 4 6	South Zagorin Pass Dbl 4 4th K 10 8 3 4 8 7 J
Q 4 3 J 10 A K 10 7 3 J 10 8		10 7 6 5 8 6 8 4 2 7 5 4 2
BAB8B = 23132 = Par NS +660	J 9 8 2 A 5 3 2 J 9 6 A 3
Diamond NS 4 North +2 +680 = 41	Bathurst NS   4 North +2   +680 = 36

19. S deals E-W vul	Q J 4 K Q 10 7 6 2 10 9 6 3		West Wooldridge 1 NT Pass Lead K A 6 10 4 9 3	North Platnick 2 Pass 2nd 4 J Q A A 5 A	East Hurd Pass Pass 3rd 10 9 8 3 2 2 6	South Diamond 1 2 4th 2 3 5 4 3 4 8	West Hampson Dbl Pass Lead 10 A 5 10 9 9 9 7	North Bathurst 1 2 2nd 2 4 K A 5 5 A 6	East Greco Pass All Pass 3rd K 8 4 3 6 A 2	South Zagorin 1 1 4th Q 3 3 4 J 2 8
A K 6 A J 5 J 8 7 4 Q 7 2		10 9 8 8 4 A 9 6 5 2 8 5 4
78968 = 65475 = Par NS +140	7 5 3 2 9 3 K Q 3 A K J 10
Diamond NS 2 South +1 +140 = 41	Bathurst NS   2 North +1   +140 = 36

20. W deals Both vul	6 3 A Q 10 A K 7 5 3 K Q 5		West Wooldridge Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 9 3 5 6	North Platnick 1 2 2 NT 2nd 3 K 4 7 2	East Hurd Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 6 A A 10	South Diamond 1 2 3 NT 4th 5 8 7 2 J	West Hampson Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 3 4 6 A	North Bathurst 1 2 NT 3 5 2nd A 2 A 4	East Greco Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 10 Q K	South Zagorin 1 3 4 4th 6 J 2 7
J 7 J 9 7 3 9 8 6 4 A 9 7		Q 4 2 8 4 2 Q J 10 10 6 4 2
ABAAA = 22232 = Par NS +650	A K 10 9 8 5 K 6 5 2 J 8 3
Diamond NS 3 NT North +2 +660 = 41	Bathurst NS   5 South =   +650 = 36

21. N deals N-S vul	Q 9 6 4 7 6 3 A 7 6 Q 10 6		West Wooldridge Pass Lead 2 7 5 J 10 4 3 J 10	North Platnick Pass Pass 2nd 4 Q 9 Q J 8 2 3 A	East Hurd 1 NT 3rd A K 6 5 Q A 7 6 5	South Diamond Pass 4th 10 8 J 3 3 2 4 A 6	West Hampson Pass Lead 4 10 5 6 2 7 K 3 A	North Bathurst Pass Pass 2nd 5 Q J Q 8 J A 5 2	East Greco 1 NT 3rd 3 2 Q K A 5 3 4 6	South Zagorin Pass 4th 9 7 3 4 10 9 6 4 8
K J 7 2 5 9 8 4 9 7 5 3 2		8 3 K J 10 9 2 Q J 10 A K 4
77675 = 55657 = Par NS +90	A 10 5 A Q 8 4 K 5 3 2 J 8
Diamond NS 1 NT East -1 +50 = 41	Bathurst NS   1 NT East -1   +50 = 36

22. E deals E-W vul	K 10 8 4 J 9 8 J 8 7 3 3 2		West Wooldridge 1 1 3 4 4 6 Lead 5 2 4 4 Q	North Platnick Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd A 3 7 7 10	East Hurd 1 1 2 3 4 5 NT 3rd 8 4 J 7 2	South Diamond Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 3 6 2 Q 9	West Hampson 2 NT 4 4 Lead 9 3 2 4 4	North Bathurst Pass Pass All Pass 2nd Q 10 7 5 3	East Greco 2 3 NT 4 3rd 5 A 4 K 7	South Zagorin Pass Pass Pass 4th 2 8 6 2 Q
6 A K 6 2 K 10 9 5 4 2 K J		A J 3 2 Q 7 4 3 — A Q 8 6 4
35142 35042 A8C9A = Par EW +1430	Q 9 7 5 10 5 A Q 6 10 9 7 5
Diamond NS 6 East = -1430  41	Bathurst NS   4 West +3   -710 +12 48

23. S deals Both vul	7 6 5 A J 10 9 5 K 6 9 8 3		West Wooldridge 1 NT 3 3 NT 4 NT Lead 10 3 2 9 10 9	North Platnick Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 8 6 J K 6 4	East Hurd 2 NT 3 4 3rd 3 A Q 2 5 2	South Diamond Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th Q 8 K 4 5 5	West Hampson 1 NT 3 3 NT 4 6 Lead A 7 A 2	North Bathurst Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 8 A 8 J	East Greco 2 NT 3 4 6 3rd 3 8 3 Q	South Zagorin Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass 4th 2 3 6 K
K 10 9 3 K Q 7 2 Q 5 3 A 4		A Q 8 A 10 9 7 4 2 K 10 6 5
23414 = A99B9 = Par EW +630	J 8 4 2 6 4 3 J 8 Q J 7 2
Diamond NS 4 NT West +2 -690  41	Bathurst NS   6 West -1   +100 +13 61

24. W deals None vul	J 9 4 2 A Q 9 8 A 10 9 6 5		West Wooldridge Pass Pass Dbl 3 Lead J 10 5 7 2 10 2 J	North Platnick 1 2 Pass 3 2nd A 3 8 6 3 5 7 8	East Hurd Pass Pass 2 NT All Pass 3rd 5 4 J Q Q 4 3 7	South Diamond 1 Pass Dbl 4th 4 2 A K K A 10 5	West Hampson Pass Dbl Pass Pass Lead 10 4 5 3 10 6 K 7	North Bathurst 1 2 3 4 2nd J 9 8 A 3 Q 6 3	East Greco Pass Pass Dbl Dbl 3rd Q A J 7 4 K 8 2	South Zagorin 1 3 3 All Pass 4th A 2 A 5 2 7 5 8
10 J 6 4 3 Q J 9 6 3 A 7 2		K Q 8 7 K 10 7 8 5 2 Q 8 3
89779 79778 54664 = Par NS +140	A 6 5 3 5 2 K 10 7 4 K J 4
Diamond NS 3 South -1 -50 +2 43	Bathurst NS   4 × South -1   -100  61

25. N deals E-W vul	8 7 K 5 A K 5 2 K J 8 7 2		West Wooldridge Pass Lead 3 K 2 10 10 6 10 K	North Platnick 1 NT Pass 2nd 2 3 4 A 2 4 A A	East Hurd Pass Pass 3rd J 6 9 5 3 7 5 7	South Diamond 3 NT 4th K 5 3 4 Q 8 8 9	West Hampson 2 Pass All Pass Lead 9 J 10 A 9 5 4 K	North Bathurst 1 NT Pass 3 2nd K 8 2 5 10 8 7 J	East Greco Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 3 3 2 K Q A 2	South Zagorin 2 Dbl 3 NT 4th 7 2 Q 3 4 6 9 J
A J 10 6 5 4 3 A J 10 7 6 5		9 Q 8 4 3 J 9 8 3 Q 10 4 3
66889 97889 46444 = Par NS +400	K Q 2 10 9 7 6 2 Q 4 A 9 6
Diamond NS 3 NT North -2 -100 +2 45	Bathurst NS   3 NT North -3   -150  61

26. E deals Both vul	6 5 K 7 5 2 — A J 9 8 6 5 2		West Wooldridge Pass Pass Lead Q 3 2	North Platnick 2 3 2nd A 4 Q	East Hurd Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 A 10	South Diamond 1 2 4th 5 7 K	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead K 3 4 3 5 10 10	North Bathurst 3 2nd A 4 J 2 4 2 K	East Greco Pass Pass 3rd 7 8 A 9 J 8 A	South Zagorin 1 Pass 4th 6 Q 5 Q Q A 7
A 8 7 3 2 Q 10 7 6 4 3 K 4		K 10 9 4 9 8 4 K Q 10 5 Q 7
65A6A = 67272 = Par NS +620	Q J A J 6 3 A J 9 8 2 10 3
Diamond NS 3 North +1 +130 = 45	Bathurst NS   3 North +1   +130 = 61

27. S deals None vul	6 3 J 5 2 Q 9 6 4 Q J 9 6		West Wooldridge 1 3 Lead Q 7 2 K 8 Q 8	North Platnick Pass Pass 2nd K 2 4 6 9 K J	East Hurd 2 NT 4 3rd A 4 A 5 K A 4	South Diamond Pass 3 All Pass 4th 8 10 3 10 3 2 3	West Hampson 1 2 Dbl Lead K	North Bathurst Pass 4 All Pass 2nd 3	East Greco 1 4 3rd 2	South Zagorin Pass 2 5 4th 4
A K J 8 7 A 8 A J 8 3 2 8		Q 9 5 2 Q 10 7 4 K 10 5 K 2
21327 = 7B8A5 BC9B6 Par EW +980	10 4 K 9 6 3 7 A 10 7 5 4 3
Diamond NS 4 West +1 -450 +2 47	Bathurst NS   5 × South -3   -500  61

28. W deals N-S vul	J 10 3 K 2 9 7 5 3 2 K 10 7		West Wooldridge 1 Pass Lead J A 3 10 K Q A 3 2 10	North Platnick Pass Pass 2nd 2 2 K 4 Q 7 4 7 9 5	East Hurd 3 3rd 9 5 7 K 2 3 3 A Q J	South Diamond Pass 4th A 8 10 6 4 5 10 4 K 6	West Hampson 1 3 Lead 2 K 3 Q 7 A 8 Q J 10	North Bathurst Pass Pass 2nd 4 A 7 8 10 2 3 6 Q 5	East Greco 3 Pass 3rd K J A 3 A 5 4 10 K 9	South Zagorin Pass Pass 4th Q 2 4 K 4 10 9 5 2 6
A 8 7 6 A 9 6 4 3 Q Q 6 3		5 4 2 Q J 7 5 10 4 A 8 5 2
766A7 = 56736 = Par NS +130	K Q 9 10 8 A K J 8 6 J 9 4
Diamond NS 3 West -2 +100 = 47	Bathurst NS   3 West -2   +100 = 61

29. N deals Both vul	8 Q 9 8 5 K 3 Q 9 6 5 4 2		West Wooldridge 2 Pass Lead J 4 3 5 4 4 3 J	North Platnick Pass Pass Pass 2nd K 8 A Q 5 2 Q 7	East Hurd 1 NT 2 3rd 6 K 6 4 J K A 5	South Diamond Pass Pass 4th 3 2 2 9 K 8 5 9	West Hampson 2 3 Lead J 4 3 10 3 J 2 8 3	North Bathurst Pass Pass All Pass 2nd K 8 A 8 6 9 K 3 Q	East Greco 1 NT 2 3rd 4 K 6 5 Q 9 8 7 A	South Zagorin Pass Pass 4th 7 5 2 A 6 2 4 4 5
Q J 10 7 6 4 6 4 7 5 2 K 8		K 9 3 A J 3 2 Q 9 8 A 7 3
65989 = 58453 = Par NS +140	A 5 2 K 10 7 A J 10 6 4 J 10
Diamond NS 2 East = -110  47	Bathurst NS   3 East -1   +100 +5 66

30. E deals None vul	A 10 3 5 Q 9 6 K Q 9 8 6 4		West Wooldridge 1 4 5 Lead 9 6 Q	North Platnick 2 5 Dbl 2nd 2 K A	East Hurd Pass 2 Pass All Pass 3rd A 2 3	South Diamond 1 3 Pass 4th 6 3 5	West Hampson 2 NT Pass 4 All Pass Lead 9 10 3	North Bathurst Dbl 4 Pass 2nd 2 6 5	East Greco 2 3 Pass Pass 3rd A 5 Q	South Zagorin Pass Dbl Pass Dbl 4th Q K A
K J 8 7 4 2 K 10 7 3 A 5 3 —		Q 6 Q 9 8 6 4 2 K 7 10 5 3
8328A = 5AB43 = Par EW +300	9 5 A J J 10 8 4 2 A J 7 2
Diamond NS 5 × East = -650 +1 48	Bathurst NS   4 × East +1   -690  66

Bathurst leads by 18 IMPs

Match AU11 Main

Top 2011 U.S. Championship Final

Segment 3

31. S deals N-S vul	Q 10 3 2 K 10 A K Q 6 J 8 4		West Grue 1 Pass Lead 3 8 2 7 K 3 8 4 A	North Moss 1 NT 2nd 4 Q 2 9 9 2 6 10 9	East LallJ Pass 3rd A 6 K 10 5 J J 3 6	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th 10 5 4 6 8 A 2 Q 5	West Diamond 1 Pass Lead 6 4 10 8 Q A Q 6 6	North Hurd 1 NT 2 2nd J 8 3 K 2 9 J 6 5	East Platnick Pass All Pass 3rd 4 K 5 4 5 10 7 7 J	South Wooldridge Pass 2 4th 3 2 A 2 8 3 5 7 K
A 9 8 4 A 8 8 7 5 3 A 10 5		6 Q 9 6 3 2 J 9 4 K 7 3 2
88656 79656 54767 = Par NS +140	K J 7 5 J 7 5 4 10 2 Q 9 6
Diamond NS 1 NT North = +90  48	Bathurst NS   2 North =   +110 +1 67

32. W deals E-W vul	K 10 9 A K J 5 3 9 4 J 5 4		West Grue 1 1 NT Lead K 9 9 4 2 4 8 6	North Moss 1 Pass 2nd 2 5 Q A 3 6 10 K	East LallJ Dbl Pass 3rd 10 Q A 8 J 7 A 7	South Gitelman Pass Pass 4th 8 2 6 3 K Q 5	West Diamond 1 1 NT Lead 4 2 3 3 5 10 9 A J	North Hurd 1 Pass 2nd 6 9 A 4 K 4 Q 2 4	East Platnick 1 Pass 3rd 7 J J A 7 3 K 6 3	South Wooldridge Pass Pass 4th K Q 8 8 10 2 6 7 8
J 8 Q 8 7 4 10 7 3 2 A K Q		A Q 7 4 2 6 2 A J 6 5 8 6
54637 = 78796 = Par EW +110	6 5 3 10 9 K Q 8 10 9 7 3 2
Diamond NS 1 NT West +1 -120  48	Bathurst NS   1 NT West -1   +100 +6 73

33. N deals None vul	K J 8 6 7 6 2 Q 10 9 2 6 5		West Grue 1 2 3 Lead 3 2 4 9	North Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd A 5 10	East LallJ Pass 1 2 3 NT 3rd 7 A K	South Gitelman Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 4 3 6	West Diamond 1 2 3 Lead 3 2 5 7 4 9 8 A	North Hurd Pass Pass Pass Pass 2nd K 6 A 5 10 8 6 2	East Platnick Pass 1 2 3 NT 3rd 7 J 2 A K 3 4 6	South Wooldridge Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th 4 Q 9 3 6 9 2 7
A A K A K 5 4 3 K 9 8 7 2		10 7 5 4 3 J 10 9 4 6 A J 4
44331 = 9999C = Par EW +920	Q 9 2 Q 8 5 3 J 8 7 Q 10 3
Diamond NS 3 NT East = -400 = 48	Bathurst NS   3 NT East =   -400 = 73

34. E deals N-S vul	A 10 2 K J 9 6 5 4 J 5 4 3		West Grue 2 2 3 NT Lead 6 5 A K Q J 7 9	North Moss Pass Pass All Pass 2nd 2 Q 4 3 5 4 2 K	East LallJ 1 2 2 NT 3rd J K 6 9 2 10 Q 3	South Gitelman Pass Pass Pass 4th A 5 8 7 4 3 2 10	West Diamond 2 2 3 Lead 4 3 9 5 10 J 6	North Hurd Pass Pass Pass 2nd 2 Q 5 4 Q 8	East Platnick 1 2 3 3 NT 3rd J K 5 A K 2	South Wooldridge Pass Pass Pass All Pass 4th A 4 10 3 7 9
8 7 4 8 7 K 9 2 A K Q J 7		Q 9 3 A Q A 8 5 3 10 9 6 2
46964 = 95479 = Par EW +200	K J 6 5 10 3 2 Q 10 7 6 4 8
Diamond NS 3 NT East -1 +50 = 48	Bathurst NS   3 NT East -1   +50 = 73